I would like to see our national government respect the tenth amendment:
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
The tenth amendment was passed to clear up the issues relating to the so-called “general welfare”, “commerce”, and “necessary and proper ” clauses. If the power is not enumerated in the constitution the national government does not have it.
Does the constitution need to be changed? I believe so. It was written over 200 years ago and our environment has changed.
Bring forward the proposed amendments, but until then quit ignoring the constitution.
We deserve better
Brutus
elpasospeak 
Are you saying the 10th Amendment specifically needs to be changed? Or that all the Constitution should be reconsidered?
I believe the Amendments and Constitution are fine the way they are. Our environment may have changed but basic tenants of freedom have not. The Founders never intended the federal government to be the behemoth it is today.
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@balmorhea
Sorry for not being clear. To me the 10th is great. I was referring to the fact that many government functions that are performed today are not specifically allowed in the Constitution. (Departments of Education, Labor, Health etc.)
If the people want those functions to continue then I think the Constitution should be amended.
Brutus
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Our Founders never intended or anticipated that a lot of things would be the way they are today, including the control of government by large corporations and the influence special interests have in our political process and legislative decisions.
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I agree that corporate and special interest have taken over. I think this needs to be addressed through legislation, not by changing the constitution.
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